ball of dried, ground, fermented dyer's knotweed leaves
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
in this way; thus; such; uh...
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to boil strongly; to be excited
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
commoner; patriot; humble subject; late Edo period commoner opposition movement (mid-18th century to mid-19th century)
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
Edo Castle (residence of the Shogun during the Edo period, now the site of the Tokyo Imperial Palace)
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to face; to go towards; to head towards
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
becoming a lordless samurai
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
several minutes; a few minutes
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
death from disease; death from illness
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
one's family temple; temple with one's family grave
virtue; benevolence; profit; benefit
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter